Daniel had explained to the Outer God in detail how Lux had fought his forces when he crossed over to the Abyss.

He mentioned that the Half-Elf had used powerful bombs, whose strength rivaled the nuclear weapons from Earth.

Since Daniel was also an Earthling, he knew these weapons very well. He then used Azathoth’s ability to detect these kinds of weapons, allowing him, and Nyarlathotep to know if they were being used in battle. Nyarlathotep, who was waiting for this sneered, and snapped his fingers. The entire fortress was then covered by a purple dome of light.

The moment the nukes collided with the barrier, all of them bounced off and flew towards the alliance, making Keoza’s eyes widen in shock.

The Crystal Dragon didn’t hesitate and transformed into his Dragon Form and unleashed a Dragon’s Breath, encasing the Blast Bombs in crystals, preventing them from exploding.

Nyarlathotep chuckled after seeing this scene. Daniel had warned him about these powerful weapons, and had even given him the ability to sense if they were being used on the battlefield.

The Outer God wasn’t disappointed that the nukes didn’t blow up in their enemies’ faces.

He just found everything that was happening in the battle very amusing.

The Abyssal Lords who had waited for the Blast Bombs to lose their effectiveness, charged out of the Fortress and hurled long-distance attacks at the alliance. Follow current novels on Noᴠlꜰire.nt

The Supremes of the Alliance all moved at once to intercept their attacks, and engage their enemies before they could reach their formation.

King Azza, Keoza, and Lady Augustina were among those that fought in the vanguard, while the Beast King and the other Supremes remained in their flying ships to prepare for any contingencies.

The Giant Flying Altar, which served as the Divine Army’s Flying Fortress, broke rank and charged towards the enemy fortress.

Countless Pseudo-Supremes jumped off from the Floating Island and engaged the Calamity-Ranked Monsters that belonged to the Abyssal Lords.

The Bone Fortress of Memento Mori also charged forward as countless Wraiths, Specters, and Undead Monsters descended upon the battlefield, eager to reap the lives of their enemies.

A chaotic battle ensued, with friend and foe clashing against the hordes of Abyssal Monsters that seemed to have all entered a berserk state.

The fighting was fierce, and allies and foes alike died in battle.

Those that died were immediately reanimated to fight again, which was the specialty of the Necromancers who belonged to Memento Mori.

This was one of the reasons why the Elysians hated fighting against Necromancers. More deaths on the battlefield means more soldiers for them, so the first tactic used against Necromancer was to kill them directly before they could summon more Undead and increase their forces.

However, Nyarlathotep wasn’t worried about this matter, and the Alliance quickly noticed this as well.

The ones who noticed this first were none other than the Necromancers themselves. Just as they were about to Reanimate the dead, these dead creatures suddenly transformed into abominations with many eyes, and dozens of tentacles protruding from their body.

They looked very eerie, and revolting, making those who see them shudder subconsciously.

The Necromancers frowned after seeing these abominations, so they sent the majority of their forces to kill them.

They planned to kill these creatures and reanimate them afterward. But, it didn’t take long before they realized that these monsters couldn’t be revived.

The moment they died, they immediately shriveled and turned to ash, leaving nothing else behind.

Even so, the Alliance didn’t falter and continued to attack their enemies.

An hour later, King Azza ordered his men to sound the horn to retreat.

From the beginning, they understood that this war couldn’t be won in a day. They were simply testing to see what their enemies were capable of doing.

Keoza had warned everyone that Nyarlathotep was an Outer God. Although its Rank had degraded to the peak of the Demigod Rank, it was still an Outer God, making it more powerful than the rest of the Abyssal Lords under his command.

They had also been informed about its ability to make clones, and unleash a suicide attack—like it had tried to do in Agartha.

Although they suffered casualties in the first round of battle, they were still satisfied with the results.

While neither side managed to kill a Demigod or a Supreme during their initial clash, hundreds of Calamity Ranked Monsters and lower-Ranking Monsters died in their first faceoff.

The Divine Army of Light had also lost a tenth of their Apostles, contributing to most of the kills of the Calamity-Ranked Monsters.

Nyarlathotep didn’t order his subordinates to pursue the Alliance, who retreated fifty miles away from the battlefield.

This distance could easily be covered in a few minutes, so either side could attack anytime.

After stationing their Watchers and Scouts at the forefront of the battlefield, the various leaders of the Alliance went to the Flagship of King Azza, and discussed the battle that just transpired.

“For the time being, don’t use your nukes in battle,” Keoza said as he looked at Great General Garret. “One mistake and it will be our forces who might get wiped out by our own weapons.”

The temporary leader of Heaven’s Gate nodded his head in understanding. “We will use normal rounds to attack the Abyssal Fortress next time,” Great General Garret replied. King Azza addressed the members of Memento Mori, who were also present in the meeting room.

“Those abominations that appeared on the battlefield earlier, what do you make of them?” King Azza asked the leader of Memento Mori, who sat across from him.

“Very alien and very dangerous,” the Old Necromancer replied. “The most annoying thing about them is that they all look the same. You never know if you are fighting against a Calamity-Ranked Monster, or a lower ranking creature. That Outer God has many tricks up his sleeves.”

“Do you have any methods to stop them?” Keoza asked. “Or perhaps, you can reanimate the dead faster than the Outer God?”

The Old Necromancer shook his head. “We tried to outpace him earlier, but it was futile. He can revive them faster than we do. At most, the conversion rate is four out of ten. We can reanimate four out of ten, while he can create six of those abominations. They have the upper hand in a battle of attrition.”

Truth be told, the Alliance were hoping that they would be able to overpower their enemies with the help of the Necromancers. The initial clash proved that the enemy had a similar ability, and they proved to be as deadly as the Undead Legion under Memento Mori’s command.

“Neither side has unleashed their strongest combatants yet, and are simply testing each other,” King Azza stated. “I suggest we retreat a hundred miles to let everyone have a proper rest before we fight them tomorrow. We have been traveling for a very long time, and the men still need to recover from the journey.”

This suggestion was met with the approval of all the leaders.

After their meeting ended, the Alliance retreated another hundred miles, so that their fighters could rest.

Tomorrow, the battle would be longer and bloodier, which would make both sides understand that their enemies had not been serious in the exchange that they just had a few hours ago.